Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Thomas Hammock vs Mike Cavan
Thomas Hammock: 27th pct vs Mike Cavan: 25th pct
Percentile score against all tracked coaches.
Coaches Compare
Compare coach careers on the same scale.
See top-line edges, side-by-side profiles, overlaid career arcs, and school-stop comparisons in one matchup view.
Mike CavanThomas Hammock
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Thomas Hammock vs Mike Cavan
Thomas Hammock: 32nd pct vs Mike Cavan: 31st pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Thomas Hammock
Thomas Hammock: 65th pct vs Mike Cavan: 59th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Mike Cavan vs Thomas Hammock
Mike Cavan: 0 titles vs Thomas Hammock: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Thomas Hammock
Thomas Hammock: 7 seasons vs Mike Cavan: 5 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Thomas Hammock
Thomas Hammock: 45.7% vs Mike Cavan: 39.3%
Raw career win rate, not a normalized score.
Style and Strength Profile
Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.
These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.
Overall Strength
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Mike Cavan and Thomas Hammock look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarMike Cavan and Thomas Hammock look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mike Cavan
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -9.9
28th pct
Lower end
Thomas Hammock
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -11.3
25th pct
Lower end
Career Arc Overlay
Overlay the same SRS scale to compare where each career climbed faster, held steadier, peaked higher, or dipped harder.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Mike CavanThomas Hammock
EliteStrongAverageLean
1997Actual season year • SRS range -17.2 to -1.12025
Active comparison point
Mike Cavan • 1997
1997 SMU
Best season6-5 • SRS -2.1 • SP Overall 1.2
Win %
54.5%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
27.2 / 26.7
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Thomas Hammock
Nearest year 2019 • Northern Illinois
5-7 • SRS -14.5 • SP Overall -13.9
Mike Cavan holds a 12.4-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +6.5 SP offense
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cavan | |||||
| SMU | 1997-2001 | 5 | 22-34 | -9.8 | -2.1 |
| Thomas Hammock | |||||
| Northern Illinois | 2019-2025 | 7 | 32-38 | -10.4 | -1.1Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Mike Cavan
22-34 • 39.3% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
SMU 1997
SRS -2.1
Worst Season
SMU 2000
SRS -17.0
Biggest Improvement
SMU 2001
4.2 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Thomas Hammock
32-38 • 45.7% • 7 seasons • 0 titles
65th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Northern Illinois 2024
SRS -1.1
Worst Season
Northern Illinois 2025
SRS -17.2
Biggest Improvement
Northern Illinois 2024
7.7 SRS